2011 | Prince George's, Maryland
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| Prince George's County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Maryland | Rank (of 24) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 17 | ||||
| Mortality | 19 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,374 | 8,155-8,593 | 5,564 | 7,537 | |
| Morbidity | 15 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 12% | 11-13% | 10% | 13% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.0 | 2.8-3.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.0 | 2.7-3.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 10.5% | 10.3-10.7% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 18 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 12 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 16% | 14-17% | 15% | 18% | |
| Adult obesity | 32% | 30-35% | 25% | 27% | |
| Excessive drinking | 10% | 9-11% | 8% | 15% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 17 | 16-18 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 638 | 83 | 439 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 38 | 37-39 | 22 | 34 | |
| Clinical Care | 22 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 22% | 20-24% | 13% | 17% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,077:1 | 631:1 | 713:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 62 | 61-64 | 52 | 70 | |
| Diabetic screening | 76% | 73-79% | 89% | 81% | |
| Mammography screening | 56% | 53-60% | 74% | 64% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 13 | ||||
| High school graduation | 70% | 92% | 80% | ||
| Some college | 60% | 68% | 66% | ||
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 5.3% | 7.0% | ||
| Children in poverty | 8% | 7-10% | 11% | 10% | |
| Inadequate social support | 24% | 22-26% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 40% | 20% | 32% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 940 | 100 | 649 | ||
| Physical Environment | 23 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 29 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 91% | 92% | 62% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 8 | 17 | 12 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
